CHAPTER 627: 241 IF YOU DON’T CUT THE TIES WHEN YOU SHOULD, YOU’LL END UP IN TROUBLE_3

"I understand, Grandma."

Madam Gu rubbed her temples. "Alright, Grandma is a bit tired and needs some rest. Think carefully about what happened today on your own."

Feng Gu walked over and supported Madam Gu as she slowly left the living room.

Gu Bichen stepped out of the living room, and Leng Xingshuang hopped over. "Bichen Brother, what happened at the banquet?"

She tugged at her ears with curiosity, but no matter how she pried, not a single piece of gossip was uncovered.

Really strange.

But she was certain it had something to do with Bichen Brother and Yu Ruohuan.

Could it be that vile woman Yu Ruohuan was trying to force his hand?

Leng Xingshuang couldn’t help but clench her fists tightly.

Gu Bichen deflected, avoiding the topic. "It’s getting late. Let me take you home."

Leng Xingshuang stuck her tongue out playfully and reluctantly replied, "Fine."

The car drove out of the Gu family estate, and as it turned a corner at the next intersection, a figure suddenly darted out—a sharp brake by the driver avoided disaster.

That was close. They nearly hit the person.

The driver was both angry and anxious but, mindful of the passengers behind him, refrained from saying anything.

The person who had stopped the car rushed to the rear window and knocked on it.

Leng Xingshuang grumbled, "Could this person be crazy? Huh? They look kind of familiar."

She instinctively looked toward Gu Bichen.

Gu Bichen frowned.

He instructed the driver, "Drive."

The driver restarted the car, but the person chased after them again, slapping the window as they ran and shouting something incomprehensible. The car’s soundproof windows muffled everything, leaving Leng Xingshuang only able to see lips moving with no sound to accompany them.

Leng Xingshuang couldn’t read lips, so she had no idea what the person was saying. Judging by their distorted expression, however, it couldn’t have been anything good.

"Bichen Brother, I saw her being kicked out by the butler earlier. She must’ve done something bad to upset Grandma Gu and now wants to beg you for mercy. You absolutely can’t give in."

Gu Bichen instinctively turned his head and met her eyes outside the window. She stared straight at him.

Her lips moved again, as if certain Gu Bichen was looking at her, eyes filled with a kind of arrogant delight.

She stopped chasing the car, stood still, and quietly watched it drive away.

The car drove fifty meters forward before suddenly stopping.

Yao Huiya curled her lips into a smirk and entered another car parked nearby. She opened the door, got in, and instructed the driver to start driving.

The two cars aligned parallel momentarily, until one sped off far into the distance.

Leng Xingshuang glanced at a pensive, furrow-browed Gu Bichen beside her in confusion. "Bichen Brother, what’s wrong?"

Gu Bichen lowered his gaze, his expression unreadable. "Nothing."

He instructed the driver, "Let’s go."

His hands, resting at his sides, had unknowingly clenched tightly.

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"Madam, have you truly hardened your heart this time? No regrets?"

Madam Gu sighed softly. "Hesitating only breeds chaos. I am not just her aunt but also Chenchen’s grandmother. I know what is more important."

Feng Gu carefully kneaded Madam Gu’s shoulders and spoke gently, "If anything, Madam, you are just too softhearted."

Madam Gu chuckled bitterly. "I am growing more muddled with age."

"No one is wiser or more formidable than you, Madam."

"I should have awakened to this reality fourteen years ago when it happened. Back then, I couldn’t bear it, thinking she was Awen’s only remaining bloodline and indulged her many times. But the truth proves a person’s nature does not change—it was my mistake."

Hearing Madam Gu bring up the matter from fourteen years ago on her own, Feng Gu tensed inwardly, and her massaging hands unconsciously applied more force. Madam Gu let out a faint hum, and Feng Gu hurriedly lightened her touch.

"Madam, did I hurt you?"

Madam Gu waved her hand and pointed to the seat nearby. "Have a seat and keep me company."

Feng Gu sat down.

Madam Gu’s gaze grew distant with recollection. "I’ve been thinking intermittently about that incident lately. Tell me, where did that girl get the audacity to pull such a stunt, stealing the role meant for another? This was a matter of lineage, no less. What was even more unbelievable was my decision to forgive her afterward."

What kind of state of mind had she been in to let such a thing pass?

Feng Gu lowered her gaze.

"Madam, you were blinded by your concern. Thankfully, you corrected the error quickly enough—perhaps it was fate giving you a hand. You’re truly blessed, Madam."

Looking back, it was indeed perilous. If not for a servant’s nervous slip-up exposing the truth, the Gu family’s young master now could very well have been...

She thought of Gu Bichen’s radiant and brilliant character, then recalled Xu Shaokang’s disgraceful, ruinous behavior.

A sudden shiver ran through Feng Gu, her heart filled with gratitude.

Heaven truly favored the Gu family.

"A house that cultivates goodness will always reap blessings. The old saying has always been true."